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Weekend Reads

Over the years of pursuing minimalism and interacting with simple living advocates, I have come to recognize the simplicity/minimalism niche to be among the most friendly, encouraging, and helpful around. There is a genuine understanding that any promotion of simplicity is good for society—and there is little concern about who gets the credit for it.

It is a pleasure to be part of such a wonderful group of people. I enjoy the opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more life by owning less stuff. So please, fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee. Find a quiet moment this weekend. And enjoy some encouraging words about finding more simplicity in your life today.

Just the Scent of Money Is Corrupting | CNBC by Mark Koba. The study found that participants who were merely exposed to the concept of a monetary gain were more likely to demonstrate unethical intentions, decisions, and behavior.

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Comments

I’d be interested to know your personal thoughts on that last article, or rather why you are posting it. People assign significance based on their personal experiences. We all have choices to make regarding money, and we are responsible for our decisions. Isn’t money actually neutral?

There is an old saying from the Bible that goes like this, “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered and pierced themselves with many griefs.” I find the article/research supports this claim.

I’ve actually written often on the corrupting nature of money (http://bit.ly/1bHfhJ7). To be clear, I am certainly not against receiving an honest wage for an honest day’s work. But I do feel it is important to remind ourselves often of the corrupting nature of money as an opportunity to check our motivations.

I love the Weekend Reads! I always keep this email in my inbox all week and slowly chip away at reading them all. Your original content of course if great too…but these are just nice bits to read until a new post is published.